Kaede Kaburagi (鏑木 楓, Kaburagi Kaede) is Wild Tiger's daughter, though she has only recently discovered her father's dual identity as a hero. As she originally believed that he worked a "normal" job, she was often disappointed and not so understanding when he failed to visit her like he promised due to his "emergencies".

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Kaede was born to Kotetsu and Tomoe Kaburagi after their marriage. When she was 4, her mother died from an unknown illness, and she left to live with her grandmother in Kotetsu's hometown so that her father could continue his work as a superhero in Sternbild City. Prior to episode 20, she was never told of her father's dual identity or even of the fact that he was a NEXT superhero.

Kaede participates in a figure skating competition held in Sternbild, and expects her father to attend (though she is doubtful he actually will). She eagerly awaits his arrival, but is disappointed and frustrated when he isn't able to make it. Unbeknownst to her, a rogue NEXT boy named Tony is controlling giant statues and wrecking havoc around the city. Kaede's competition is unexpectedly cut short when a statue he's controlling (Helperides Finance's komainu) begins to destroy the arena. She is nearly crushed by falling debris, but is thankfully saved by Barnaby, sparking her infatuation with him. She manages to run out of the arena unscathed.

Months later, Kaede's father returns home due to his declining powers and, before she gets home from school, searches through her drawer to find many photos of Barnaby. She screams at him to get out and proceeds to ignore him for the rest of the evening. He later attempts to apologize, telling her he had waited in line for hours to get her an autographed CD from Barnaby (in truth, Barnaby had given it to him beforehand, knowing that Kaede was a fan). She joyfully takes the CD, but does not accept his apology. The next day, Anju unexpectedly falls and hurts her back. Scared for her grandmother, Kaede panics and wakes up her father to help. They, along with her uncle Muramasa, discover that Anju is only injured and will be fine after some rest. Kotetsu, not understanding his daughter's mindset, prompts another confrontation when he casually chides her for not hurrying to school already.

Later in the day, Kaede goes to a local shrine to pray, as she fears that if she loses her grandmother, she will lose everything. A storm hits and she takes shelter inside the shrine, only to become trapped when trees fall outside and block the entrance. Kaede's phone eventually stops working, and she grows increasingly more scared. Elsewhere, Kotetsu activates his Hundred Power and is able to hear her crying from a considerable distance away. He runs to her location and lifts the trees blocking the entrance in order to rescue her. Their relationship becomes stronger when Kotetsu tells her that he will always be with her.

The drawing Kaede gives her father.

As he leaves to return to Sternbild, he tells her that he will return shortly after he resigns from his job. At this point, Kaede runs after the train, causing her NEXT power to unexpectedly emerge. She gives her father a drawing she made for him of the two hugging while her mother looks on from above in the clouds. Over the next few days, Kaede's powers begin to cause trouble as she manages to accidentally destroy much of the house. The true nature of her powers is revealed, and she grows impatient and upset when her father continues to put off his resignation. Feeling betrayed, she yells at him over the phone, telling him not to bother coming back.

While watching the news, Kaede and her grandmother see a report indicting Kotetsu as Samantha Taylor's murderer. Despite the media coverage, both Kaede and Anju believe Kotetsu incapable of committing such a crime. Her grandmother finally tells her that her father is the hero Wild Tiger, which comes as a shock. Kaede subsequently rummages through her collection of hero magazines, reading articles and interviews centering on Wild Tiger. Before her grandmother or uncle can think to stop her, she takes all the money in her piggy bank and immediately heads to Sternbild to help her father somehow.

Shortly after arriving in Sternbild, she bumps into Maverick, who acknowledges her as Barnaby's fan and pats her on the head before telling her that Barnaby can't see her at the moment. Later, after catching live footage of Hero TV, she climbs to the roof of Apollon Media's building in an attempt to persuade the other heroes of her father's innocence. When they still insist on capturing him, she is overrun with frustration and unconsciously activates the power she had copied from Maverick. The glowing ball which explodes overhead restores the other heroes' memories, much to Kotetsu and Kaede's relief. Kotetsu then formally introduces her to them and she excitedly asks to see Barnaby, the only hero currently missing.

As if on cue, Barnaby arrives on the scene. Kaede is stunned at how differently he is acting and at his one-minded goal of bringing down Kotetsu, who he still believes to be Samantha's murderer. Kotetsu asks Kaede to use her power again to restore Barnaby's memories as well, but when she tries to do so, it turns out that she no longer has Maverick's power. Rather, as Sky High had patted her on the shoulder, she has acquired his power instead. Once Kotetsu leads Barnaby away from the rooftop, Kaede tries to follow but the other heroes stop her and reassure her that everything will be fine. Then the False Wild Tiger appears, and after being unmasked surprising her and the heroes, it defeats the heroes.

She and the other heroes were held captive by Maverick and Rotwang to lure the now reunited Wild Tiger and Barnaby. While Rotwang taunts the captured heroes with the explosives he placed on them, Kaede used the powers she received when Blue Rose placed her hand on her shoulder to cut her own restraints then incapacitates the henchman then Rotwang. When she froze Rotwang to the computer, it deactivated the explosives on the heroes allowing them to break free from their imprisonment. She then went to the place where her father and Barnaby were fighting the android H-01, the False Wild Tiger, after they defeated it but sees her father's still body in a crying Barnaby's arms.

It is originally implied that she has the Hundred Power, like her father. Then, after she becomes magnetic, her father believes her to have two abilities. Later it is further revealed that her ability enables her to copy the ability of another NEXT after coming into contact with them.

She evidently only keeps one power at a time, so touching a new NEXT replaces whatever power she had copied with the new one. It is unknown if they're permanent or temporary.

Hundred Power (Kotetsu T. Kaburagi) - Shown when she accidentally broke a table in half, was able to run fast enough to keep up with a fast-moving train, and could leap high enough to be considered floating. For some reason, she is able to literally float when she first used it.

Magnetism (Unknown, possibly one of her classmates) - Shown when pots and pans and other utensils began to stick to her body.

Kaede loves her grandmother dearly, as she feels that Anju is all she has left as a result of her mother's death and her father's continued absence. Kaede worries every day of her grandmother's health.

Her relationship with her father is rocky at best, as she feels that he is never there for her. She hates how he always breaks his promises and continues to treat her like a baby. After learning of her father's role as a hero, however, she appears to have gained a sense of pride in having him as a father. Despite her frequent disappointment in him, she still trusts him and is even willing to travel great distances alone in an effort to help him in time of need.